Barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among inmates living with human immunodeficiency Virus/Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome at Windhoek Central Prison

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dc.contributor.authorShalihu, Nauyele Nandjilaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-07T14:08:19Z
dc.date.available2014-02-07T14:08:19Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Public Healthen_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract provided by authoren_US
dc.description.abstractThis research aimed at assessing the barriers to ARV therapy adherence among inmates living with HIV/AIDS at Windhoek Central Prison. The researcher was interested in determining what are the barriers to adherence to ARV therapy in prison, and how these barriers can be addressed to assist inmates in Windhoek Central Prison to adhere to their ARV therapyen_US
dc.description.abstractA qualitative, descriptive, explorative, phenomenological and contextual research was conducted to assess the barriers to ARV therapy adherence among inmates living with HIV/AIDS at the Windhoek Central Prison. Data was collected by means of in-depth interviews. Data was analysed manually by the researcher using the coding system that consists of categories, classification, rules and the words assigned to categories. The results of the interviews were divided into themes and categories. Trustworthiness was ensured throughout the whole process of data collection by using criterion of credibility, dependability, transferability and confirmability to avoid the criticism of lack of control over quality of the findings in qualitative research. Ethical consideration in this research was maintained throughout the studyen_US
dc.description.abstractDuring the course of the study the research study managed to identify gaps in ARV treatment and discovered that many factors were at play in hampering the adherence to ARV therapy. Such factors include stigmatization by fellow inmates and prison officials; lack of support groups in prison, lack of watches or wall clocks to stick to the time, lack of sufficient nutritional food and lack of adequate information on ARVen_US
dc.description.degreeWindhoeken_US
dc.description.degreeNamibiaen_US
dc.description.degreeUniversity of Namibiaen_US
dc.description.degreeMasters of Public Healthen_US
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dc.format.extentx, 138 pen_US
dc.identifier.isisF004-199299999999999en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/543
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.masterFileNumber3819en_US
dc.source.urien_US
dc.source.urien_US
dc.subjectAIDS Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectHIV viruses Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectHIV infections Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectPrisoners health and Hygieneen_US
dc.titleBarriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among inmates living with human immunodeficiency Virus/Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome at Windhoek Central Prisonen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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